Twitter: @harkuo Let’s have a look at single minded AirScale Base Station to find out what it can do for operators as part of the AirScale Blog Series. Think of a typical base station site. Now think of a packed metro train during the rush hour. Well maybe it’s not quite that bad, but many base station sites do tend to…

This blog is by Sukhpreet Sandhu at Nokia Networks. Twitter: @suSandhu ‘Market leading’, ‘well-rounded expertise’, ‘more supported bands than competitors’. No, that’s not from our latest press release or brochure, not even the considered verdict of highly satisfied customers. Instead, it is the objective conclusion of Current Analysis, one of the most well-respected market analysis organizations. And what are they…

This blog is by Harry Kuosa at Nokia Networks. Twitter: @harkuo Whether we want to believe it or not, there’s a ‘Spectrum Crunch’ heading our way. And no wonder, as the ongoing growth in mobile broadband demand is encouraging many operators to seek out efficient ways to use all the bandwidth they can get their hands on. The 450 MHz…

This blog is by Harry Kuosa from the Networks business of Nokia. Twitter: @harkuo The journey towards Zero Emissions You could make an argument that there’s nothing more important than those first two words – after all, we’re all people and our loved ones are the most important to us, while the planet is our home. Have a look at…

This blog is by Paul Norkus from Nokia Networks. Twitter: @PaulNorkus That’s the question on everyone’s lips at the moment because there seems to be no end in sight to the continuing rapid rise in demand for mobile broadband. In fact, we’re convinced that we’ll be seeing 1,000 times more traffic in 2020 compared to 2010. How can network capacity…

This blog is by Darrell Davies from the Networks business of Nokia. Twitter: @DCD269 Out with the old and in with the new, right? Well, not so fast… In the case of mobile network usage, you’d be forgiven for thinking that since the adoption of a new technology usually means the previous one automatically declines. But the undeniable growth in WCDMA traffic…

This blog is by Harry Kuosa at Nokia Solutions and Networks. Twitter:@harkuo Just as the mixer is the core part of any DJ setup, radio access technology is the core of operator networks. Both have soared in complexity, but are key to maintaining control. For operators, the deployment of LTE alongside existing GSM and HSPA layers is adding complexity in…

This blog was written by Darrell Davies at Nokia Solutions and Networks. Twitter: @DCD269 Have you looked in your equipment rooms lately? Today’s multiple mobile technologies and the physical space for each of the required legacy network controllers often mean that equipment rooms are either already full or at least quickly running out of available space. Fortunately for operators, NSN’s Multicontroller…

This blog is by Andy Burrell at Nokia Solutions and Networks. Twitter: @AndyBurrell There are some things that you truly cannot change: • It always rains during Wimbledon • Toast lands butter-side-down • And a radio signal at 900 MHz will travel further, and deeper into buildings than one at a higher frequency Radio spectrum is an operator’s most prized…